ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Male — Value by country
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour...
What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Male — Value is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 37.78 % in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.09 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.91 %, and the mean is 6.84 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 420.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 264.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 69.8%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 37.78 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.29 % | 2019 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.22 % | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 2 | Ecuador | 28.76 % | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 12.59 % | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 4.78 % | 2019 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 3 | Myanmar | 27.64 % | 2020 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 8.33 % | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 4 | Guatemala | 26.44 % | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.72 % | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 24.28 % | 2007 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.1 % | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 23.17 % | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5 % | 2020 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 19.17 % | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 2.55 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 18.65 % | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 9 | Belize | 18.02 % | 2020 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 17.29 % | 2018 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 11 | Cuba | 16.32 % | 2010 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 15.94 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 14.48 % | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Indonesia | 14.46 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 14.19 % | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 16 | Morocco | 13.76 % | 2012 | up 264.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Belarus | 13.64 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 18 | Egypt | 13.47 % | 2024 | up 23.5% | flat |
| 19 | Botswana | 13.31 % | 2006 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 12.66 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 12.2 % | 2025 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 22 | Senegal | 11.39 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 11.3 % | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 24 | Malaysia | 10.87 % | 2020 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 10.25 % | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 26 | Uruguay | 9.88 % | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 9.29 % | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 9.23 % | 2025 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 29 | Tunisia | 7.96 % | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 7.68 % | 2024 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 31 | Grenada | 7.56 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 7.35 % | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 6.49 % | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 6.34 % | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 35 | New Zealand | 5.78 % | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 5.64 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 5.27 % | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 38 | Angola | 5.25 % | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.08 % | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 4.98 % | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 41 | Georgia | 4.7 % | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 4.43 % | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritius | 4.3 % | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 4.26 % | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 45 | Jordan | 4 % | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 46 | Estonia | 3.92 % | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Iceland | 3.91 % | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 48 | Spain | 3.72 % | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 3.63 % | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.59 % | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Italy | 3.4 % | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 52 | Lithuania | 3.38 % | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 53 | Czechia | 3.33 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 53 | Slovakia | 3.33 % | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Palestine, State of | 3.32 % | 2025 | down 32.5% | flat |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.31 % | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 3.24 % | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 2.94 % | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 59 | Serbia | 2.64 % | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 2.61 % | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 2.61 % | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 62 | Portugal | 2.24 % | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 63 | Greece | 2.15 % | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 64 | Norway | 2.06 % | 2024 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 2.02 % | 2024 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 2 % | 2017 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 1.96 % | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | 1.96 % | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 69 | Ireland | 1.76 % | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 70 | Bhutan | 1.74 % | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Australia | 1.73 % | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 72 | India | 1.69 % | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 73 | France | 1.54 % | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 74 | Qatar | 1.53 % | 2020 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5 % | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Denmark | 1.49 % | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 76 | Finland | 1.49 % | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 78 | Seychelles | 1.48 % | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 79 | Poland | 1.39 % | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 80 | Barbados | 1.32 % | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 81 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.3 % | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 82 | Japan | 1.18 % | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 83 | Switzerland | 1.15 % | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 83 | Slovenia | 1.15 % | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 1.11 % | 2015 | — | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 1.09 % | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 1.03 % | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 88 | Germany | 0.92 % | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 0.92 % | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 90 | Argentina | 0.87 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 0.85 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 92 | Canada | 0.8 % | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.67 % | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.62 % | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Malta | 0.58 % | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 96 | Republic of Korea | 0.52 % | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 0.48 % | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 98 | Belgium | 0.39 % | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 99 | China, Macao SAR | 0.19 % | 2012 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 0.09 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.55 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.